Philippines

#1 RICARDO | March 15, 2010

hello. i just want to ask if i could sell a house and lot all by myself. What I mean is could i and the buyer facilitate it without any other persons getting involved with exception of the lawyer who provides the deed of sale?

#2 YOUR MAMMA | March 24, 2010

Ricardo, the answer is yes. You don't need an agent. All you need is a lawyer to make up the deed of sale. And if you are smart, you can get that for about 1500 pesos ($35).

#3 CARMEN | March 31, 2010

Iam a Australian citizan and Iam interested to buy a 6 door old apartment. Am I allowed to purchase this or Am I dual citizen. The price is 4Million. Also can you recommend some honest lawyers who can honestly help.

#4 RONNAHLYNE DOYLE | June 07, 2010

Hi! I'm a filipino citizen. I am planning to buy a house and lot for 90,000.00. Its residential house and lot. How much will it cost me with all the fees, such as transferring of the titles? How will I know that the lot is titled and not fake? Please help me. I need some information. Thank you!

#5 RONNAHLYNE DOYLE | June 07, 2010

The land area is 543 sqm for 90 thou. How much will it cost me all in all?

#6 VANJOJIN | June 25, 2010

There is a lot to be sold to us. however, the lot has no title since it was just being awarded by the city government. there is a certificate of award. Is selling this lot a legal one? if we will purchase the lot, is there a posiblity to work out its title? thanks

#7 EDD BAUTISTA | July 29, 2010

We are purchasing a House and Lot in Philippines but the person who own the property was in USA and she had given his nephew the SPA from the USA with seal and stamp from Consulate. My Question is; in the Deed OF Absolute Sale whos name should be appearing was the Authorize person? Orb would it be the person whos name was on the title? If the name was the name of the original owner then what type of clause or reference could it be legal to used if the Authorize representative will be signing in behalf of the original owner.Please can you provide sample of Deed Of Absolute Sale with this scenario. URGENT please and thank you in advance.

#8 ANNIE | August 17, 2010

hi,im planning to buy a property in the pihl.i have a person whos handling all the paper works ...do you need to pay the seller to photo copy the title of his land that his selling?if so how much?do you have this title check up if its legit?where nad how much would it cost nad notorized?approximately..?thanks do much

#9 CONCON | August 21, 2010

My dad died back in 1987. he disposed of his parents properties among his 2 brothers and one sister. he left a 12 hectare beach property (agricultural also)under his parents name and told my mom that it was his property. the property was not transferred under his name when he died in 1987. now, we have a quitclaim signed by one of his brothers and his sister over the land. the other brother died in 2002, survived by his four childredn who told me that they are willing to sign a quit claim. How do i go about all of this from making the quit claim and transferring the property under "the Heirs of my Father"?how much will I pay for procedure of transfer?what government agency should I go to?thanks...

#10 EARL BING | August 22, 2010

I have a question I bought a lot here in cebu city and i have a deed of absolute sale but haven't transfer it to my name. my question is if i have a deed of absolute sale am i already the owner even if i haven't transfer it to my name..

earl

#11 IRMA CALDINO | August 25, 2010

I have a house&lot at Dasmarinas Cavite, I just finished paying it April this year thru In house financing (Bank Loans)I want to ask the procedure for transferring the title in my name from my Developer and how much it will cost and the necessary documents that I need to prepare since I have only 2 months vacations in the Philippines and I want to finish the transaction. As per my Developer, they told me that it will cost me about 35,000 Php for the said transfer of title. Need your insight for this. Thanks-Irma

#12 LUKE | August 28, 2010

I own a 2-br, 130 sq M condo in Mckinley Garden Villas at McKinley Hill. I am looking to sell this unit and would like to find a reputable, hard working licensed real estate agent. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

#13 CONCON NO.13 | September 03, 2010

I am a lawyer. So, go to a lawyer (give the details like your family tree, so she or he can picture who are the heirs and how the property will be passed on) for him to make Extrajudicial Settlement of your late grandparents (since they were the registered land owners) with Waiver of Rights and Interests (of your uncle and aunt and late uncle's children) in favor of the children of your father (that is you and your siblings). Let your uncle and aunt and late uncle's children sign said document. Bring the document and go to BIR for assessment and let the paper be assessed for payment of taxes (estate, transfer, etc.) Go to Assessor and then to Register of Deeds, all these agencies must have jurisdiction over the land of your grandparents. For example: the land is located and registered in Manila City, go to BIR, Assessor and then to Register of Deeds and not in Quezon City.

#14 LAARNI ONTAL | October 31, 2010

i need your assistance regarding buying lots from an organization...

#15 MARITES_A | November 08, 2010

how can i buy a property in the philippines even if i'm overseas, can my relatives be my representative but my name still appears on deed of sale and the TCT?

#16 LAARNI | January 10, 2011

Hi marites! Im laarni from Century Properties Development Corporation, Im a property consultant or also called as a real estate agent. Yes, you can do that marites. It is still allowed even if your not physically present. We have a project here in my company, The Moderno at Canyon Ranch, We offer a very flexible terms of payment. You can send message thru my email it's lj_arni16@yahoo.com I just dont want you to think that Im just fooling you or It's a scam. Anyway, you can search naman our company's background. We are 24 years in the industry. Thanks. God bless.

#17 MYRA | March 18, 2011

i would like to ask how much does it cost to transfer a a residential house and lot title that has an amount of P700,000.
thanks!

#18 EUGENE | March 22, 2011

Sir, i would like to ask about the odds that i can cancel the deed of sale made for a house and lot ( worth 2.5M) of my late grandparents which was inherited by their 10 siblings. (which by the way, haven't been transferred in their names) So far their was no payment made yet, but the buyer said that they had spent much for the preparation. (i have no idea what it means, or what stage in the buying process are they already) is there anyway that i can intervene so that i can buy the said property. (by the way i'm one of the siblings) thanks. hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

#19 PAOLO QUIRENO | June 15, 2011

hi! can i ask how will i know the current market value of my piece of land in the province because I want to sell it and I don't have an idea how much will I ask with my prospective buyer? thanks

#20 JAN ALDRIN URLANDA | August 03, 2011

hi im buying a condominium unit, and will use pag-ibig financing. is there a transfer fee that will be charge to me? they said it is 4.8% of the amount to be financed is it legal?

#21 ANTHONY FENTON | October 23, 2011

hi im an Australian and would like to know if land that was given to the people of the Philippines under Agrarian Reform program can be sold to another Philippine person tony Oct.23 2011.

#22 ELMABC | January 01, 2012

Hi there. Our house and lot in Makati is under my father's name. My father wishes to transfer the title(s) to my brother. What is the best option to do that and what are the procedures? Thank you in anticipation for your response.

#23 CES SUA | February 24, 2012

hi, I'm a US citizen. My brother, a US citizen as well owns a condo unit in Makati. It is fully paid but owes taxes and association dues. He is no longer interested with the property and decided instead of losing it he would transfer the ownership to me if i will pay for whatever the property owes and lift his debts in taxes and association. Can he transfer the ownership to my name and I will pay for whatever that was owed or does he need to pay for them first? He does not want to pay for it and does not want to waste his time doing papers as well, he just wants to sign a transfer documents that would lift whatever responsibility he has on the property to me. This property has a lot of fond memories of my parents and sibling and dont want to loose it. Pls help me. I need some information. Thank you